Your Attitude is Your Success

Class Summary

(based on last 3 sessions)

Attitude is a powerful factor in determining how your life goes and how others see you.  It can make or break your career.  It can make or break a relationship.  It can spell the difference between a life of joy and satisfaction and one of disappointment and unfulfilled potential.

The good news is that attitude is a matter of choice and can be learned. There are proven skills for building and maintaining a positive attitude.

PDV159 5.0 0.47
One 7-hour session
Janet Welch-McGrath

Any employee interested in exploring how “attitude” affects his/her life and how it can be changed if desired.

  • Greater satisfaction in your work and personal life.
  • Increased personal success.
  • Greater self-confidence.
  • Less stress.
  • More control when dealing with day-to-day challenges.
  • Greater cooperation from others.

By the end of this program, you will be able to:

  • Describe how choice affects your attitude.
  • Define a “positive attitude” and why it is important.
  • Identify and transform common negative attitudes.
  • Use techniques to keep from catching negativity from others.
  • Use 10 methods for creating positive thinking in your life.

1. Exploring attitude and emotion

  • What is affected by your attitude
  • The impact of attitude on your life
  • Attitude assessment

2. Working with negative thinking

  • Seven ways in which we create self-defeating attitudes
  • Analyzing habitual patterns
  • Methods for changing negative patterns

3. Managing anger

  • Impact of anger on the heart
  • Unplugging hot buttons
  • Dealing with criticism
  • Protecting yourself

4. The courage to change

  • Positive focus and self-esteem
  • Taking care of yourself and having fun
  • Giving to others
  • Putting things in perspective
  • Choosing your strategy